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Mean Old Bed Bug Blues

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CDid you ever see a bed bug that looks just like a whale
Did you Fever see a bed bug that looks just like a Cwhale
Well G7if you never did you never been in a real Cjail
There’s a boy in here with me with 99 years to go
There’s Fa boy in here with me with 99 years to Cgo
Boy G7these dog gone bed bugs will get fed up on him I Cknow
I got a letter from my baby she didn’t have much to say
I got a Fletter from my momma she didn’t have much to Csay
She G7said son don’t let them bed bugs whittle my daddy Caway
I’ll soon be leavin’ and I’ll be so glad to go
I’ll Fsoon be leavin’ and I’ll be so glad to Cgo
Cause G7these dog gone bed bugs done got me licked I Cknow

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Mean Old Bed Bug Blues

by Hawkshaw Hawkins

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Did you ever see a bed bug that looks just like a whale

F C

Did you ever see a bed bug that looks just like a whale

G7 C

Well if you never did you never been in a real jail

There’s a boy in here with me with 99 years to go

F C

There’s a boy in here with me with 99 years to go

G7 C

Boy these dog gone bed bugs will get fed up on him I know

I got a letter from my baby she didn’t have much to say

F C

I got a letter from my momma she didn’t have much to say

G7 C

She said son don’t let them bed bugs whittle my daddy away

I’ll soon be leavin’ and I’ll be so glad to go

F C

I’ll soon be leavin’ and I’ll be so glad to go

G7 C

Cause these dog gone bed bugs done got me licked I know

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